Rome – Munich – Berlin

On December 4, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Rome – Munich – Berlin experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Ala Littoria, with the event recorded near Munich Bavaria.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 23.5%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

On approach to Munich-Riem Airport, while flying at an altitude of 1,000 meters, crew encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility. The three engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in a hill located in Eisentein, near Dornach. Four passengers were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration I-BAUS, MSN 4063, year of manufacture 1935.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.1769°, 11.5326°.